CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Food Initiative will host the 7th Annual Passing the Shovel Ceremony at on the evening of Friday, June 26.
“June crew workers will share about their experience working with The Food Initiative, and then pass the shovel to the incoming July crew” according to the group’s website. Youth crew workers will give garden tours at 5:30 p.m. and the ceremony will start at 6 p.m.
The Food Initiative is a non-profit organization that offers high school students from Montgomery County and Fort Campbell the chance to create personal and social change through hard, meaningful work. The students work in a community garden and grow food which is sold at local markets to raise funds and donated to area hunger relief organizations.
Each high school student in the program is matched with a community sponsor such as a business or organization that provides financial support for the young person to complete the program. Individuals and families also help with pledges of financial support for students.
The group is intended to grow healthy food, empower lives and help build the community.
For more information, visit The Food Initiative Facebook page.